division-04-masonry-bid-scope

name	division-04-masonry-bid-scope
description	Whole-division starter rules for CSI Division 04 - Masonry. Use when starting, triaging, validating, or packaging a commercial masonry bid.

Division 04 - Masonry Bid Scope

Company: Your Company CSI division(s): 04 Spec section hints: 04 00 00, 04 05 00, 04 20 00, 04 22 00, 04 40 00, 04 70 00

Scope Rule

Base bid is limited to CSI Division 04 - Masonry work specifically assigned to the bidder: unit masonry, stone, masonry accessories, reinforcement, grout, mortar, cleaning, and restoration. Structural steel, concrete, waterproofing, sealants, insulation, and delegated engineering must be explicitly included, excluded, or flagged before pricing.

Base Scope

• CMU and unit masonry
• brick masonry
• stone assemblies when assigned
• mortar and grout
• masonry reinforcement and ties
• lintels and masonry accessories when assigned
• masonry cleaning and restoration when assigned

Terms That Usually Identify This Scope

• masonry
• CMU
• concrete masonry unit
• brick
• block
• stone
• mortar
• grout
• 04 00

Adjacent Scope To Exclude By Default

• structural steel
• cast-in-place concrete
• sealant
• waterproofing

Adjacent Scope To Flag Before Pricing

• lintel
• flashing
• weep
• cavity insulation
• restoration

Bid Package Workflow

1. Put source PDFs, spreadsheets, and addenda in bid-docs/.
2. Run contractor-bid triage <project> --profile division-04-masonry.
3. Review bid-package-working/takeoff/candidate-pages.md (candidate pages plus scope signals).
4. Fill takeoff/scope-pages-sources.json, then run contractor-bid build-packets <project>.
5. Fill the takeoff JSON, then run contractor-bid build-workbook <project>.
6. Run contractor-bid check <project> --profile division-04-masonry before sending anything out.
7. Record user corrections with contractor-bid learn and update this skill/profile when the correction should become a durable rule.

Guardrail

Do not silently price excluded or flagged adjacent scopes. Carry the scope boundary through the summary, workbook, proposal letter, alerts, and sendoff package.